In our news wrap Tuesday, the International Coalition in Afghanistan launched an investigation after five U.S. special operation soldiers were killed in what was reported as friendly fire. Also, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to make health care more accessible to veterans. The bill would pay for vets to get care outside of the VA system under certain circumstances. Continue reading →

Ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld denied any involvement in the cover-up surrounding the death of Pat Tillman, a football star-turned-Army Ranger who was killed by friendly fire. He testified on Wednesday during a House hearing investigating the case. Continue reading →

NATO forces killed between 50 and 60 Taliban militants in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a part of a new military offensive, and surrounded 700 others in the southern part of the country. Continue reading →

Three American Special Forces soldiers were killed and 19 others injured when a bomb from a B-52 air raid struck near a formation of anti-Taliban forces, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Continue reading →